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PAPER ID:IJIM/V.I(III)/70-81/9
AUTHOR: Dr. Dinesh Kumar and Ms Sarita Devi
TITLE : EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE IN RELATION TO OCCUPATIONAL SELF-EFFICACY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
ABSTRACT: Emotional intelligence is the capacity for recognizing our own feelings and those of others, for motivating ourselves and for managing emotions well in ourselves and in our relationships. Occupational self-efficacy as the competence that a person feels concerning the ability to successfully fulfill the tasks involved in his or her job. Present investigation was conducted to study the relationship between emotional intelligence and occupational self-efficacy of secondary school teachers and to study the difference between emotional intelligence and occupational self-efficacy of male and female secondary school teachers. For this purpose a sample of two hundred secondary school teachers were selected through simple random sampling technique. The result of the study showed significant relationship between emotional intelligence and occupational self-efficacy. Furthermore, findings reported no significant difference between emotional intelligence social skills and occupational self-efficacy of male and female secondary school teachers.
KEYWORDS :Emotional Intelligence, Occupational Self-efficacy, Secondary School Teachers